by Kelli Donley | Feb 8, 2011 | Journal
{Entry 1: A week of love. Because my headstone will never read, “We Had No Idea How She Felt.”} While running this morning with my trusty sidekick Adam, we did as we do: pile out of our cars, complain about the cold, stuff our hands in our pockets, stretch...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 7, 2011 | 2011 Books, Media
Have you guys seen the hoarder television shows? They make me itchy. I cannot imagine living with — nor feeling like I need — so much stuff. It makes me ache a bit for those profiled; you can tell it isn’t about the physical stuff, so much as...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 6, 2011 | Celebrate!, Journal
That dreaded holiday is upon us when babies with bows and arrows descend from the heavens to send all first world consumers into a fit of bad jewelry (with stones harvested from brutal child labor in Africa), flowers (harvested by children in Ecuadorian factories) and...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 2, 2011 | Africa, Travel
I’ve been asked a hundred times what the best part of my African travels is. Well, without an hour of your time, I’ll simply say safari. In Africa, I love the people, work, food, hiking, sights, smells, etc. But safari brings all of these together (minus...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 30, 2011 | 2011 Books, Media
A view of some of the fabric I bought in Malawi, along with a collection of book reviews The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski — three out of five bananas This is a book I have given as a gift several times, after having read the reviews. However, when...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 29, 2011 | Goals, Journal
One of the many creative signs I saw in Malawi, along with the “Good Riddance Coffin Company.” 17: Miles run. Five days of running, 2 days the long loop, 3 days the short loop including one day of intervals 4: Glass of wine enjoyed in the moment 4: Glasses...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 26, 2011 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Travel
I took these photos! Which just goes to show you, even a complete fool with a good camera and far too much courage can get some fun shots traveling Africa. Giraffe are not native to Malawi. They were imported to one of the parks I visited. They are the most majestic...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 25, 2011 | Africa, Flora and Fauna, Photography, Travel
It’s the craziest thing, being tucked in to bed in my tiny home in the middle of a 3 million person city. The silence is making me sad. In contrast to the chorus of tree frogs that sang me to sleep each night and the staccato of bird song to which I woke to each...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 22, 2011 | Africa, Journal, Travel
I spent an afternoon walking the Limbe Golf Course in Blantyre with the Pink Golfer last week. I love the caddies looking on from the club house in this shot. Everyone knows Matt. He’s likely the only boy from Blantyre playing professional golf in the States....
by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2011 | Africa, Journal, Travel
A few photos from my African holiday; more details to come when both my head and body are back on Arizona time. Sitting in front of the departure board at Heathrow is one of my favorite moments in international travel. I imagine what I’d do if I were arriving in...
